Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue on the subject of the rhetoric and narratives in management research. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reviews selected contributions to the 4th Conference on Rhetoric and Narratives in Management Research held on March 24-26, 2011 at the ESADE campus in Barcelona. Findings: The paper reveals various views of rhetoric and narratives in management research including plagiarism, individual (personal) narratives, material and spiritual narratives and deception in storytelling. Originality/value: The paper provides a useful introduction to the various papers on rhetoric and narratives in management research.

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doi.org/10.1108/09534811211214026, hdl.handle.net/1765/76397
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University

Magala, S., & Flory, M. (2012). The rhetoric and narratives in management research. Journal of Organizational Change Management (Vol. 25, pp. 201–203). doi:10.1108/09534811211214026